• Stars & Strikes leagues get the ball rolling

    Bowling alleys are known as places where families, friends and coworkers can get together to play a traditional game as a form of entertainment. It is also common to form bowling teams, known as leagues, and play against each other. The Whiteman Bowling Center, Stars & Strikes, is gearing up for

  • Real lessons of leadership

    From the day I entered active-duty I was submitted to a series of classes aimed at making me a maintenance officer, which is where I started an education in 'real life leadership.' However, those opportunities are pale in comparison to what I learned from the Airmen. I had just gotten home and my

  • Followership: Supervisors must ‘Be the Light’

    Followership is a critical competency in a young force, and I recently witnessed a pretty cool analogy as to what helps the follower "make it" in today's Air Force and move on to leadership.The idea came to me while I was watching a documentary about sea turtles. As commander of the squadron with

  • Your access has been denied

    Servicemembers are required to adhere to higher standards than those in the local civilian communities due to the importance of the mission and the responsibility for the safety and security of our country.Everyone who has served in the U.S. Air Force has received briefings on how their personal

  • Your access has been denied

    Servicemembers are required to adhere to higher standards than those in the local civilian communities due to the importance of the mission and the responsibility for the safety and security of our country.Everyone who has served in the U.S. Air Force has received briefings on how their personal

  • Team Whiteman recovers A-10 aircraft

    The Mishap ResponseIt was a Thursday afternoon before a holiday weekend. Most of Team Whiteman was closing shop and heading home in preparation for Independence Day. An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 442nd Fighter Wing here was about to land that afternoon with probably the same plans -- land

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Matt Barker

    With only two months in country, Senior Airman Matt Barker, 407th Air Expeditionary Support Squadron, from the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, to carry out his duties as a special vehicle maintenance journeyman for fire trucks and commercial vehicles. The Airman left this Air Force Global Strike